Cloth-holder



C. ENGLEHARDT.

CLOTH HOLDER.

APPLICATION F ILED MAY 21, I920. 1 ,395,633. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

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GURT ENGLEI-IARDT, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

CLOTH-HOLDER.

Application filed May 21,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CURT ENGLEHARDT, a citizen of Germany, residing atButte, in the county of Silver Bow and State of Montana, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Cloth-Holders, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to clamps especially designed to hold a cloth inposition upon a table. I

An object of the invention is the provision of a cloth holder adapted tobe secured beneath the top of the table for the purpose of providing ayielding clamp to receive the cloth and hold it smoothly and properly inposition.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thefollowing novel features and details of construction, to be hereinaftermore fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view looking atthe under side of a table top with the invention in position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a holder detached from the table.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts the reference character 10 denotesthe top of the table, to which the holder 11 is applied.

This holder comprises a base plate 12 which is provided with openings 13for the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 383,104.

reception of screws or other fastening devices and by means of which theholder is secured in position. Secured to the base plate 12 is a curvedplate 14, the latter being provided with prongs 15 which pass throughopenings 16 provided in the base plate 12 and are bent over asillustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 to hold the parts assembled. The curvedplate 14 is provided with inwardly curved spring fingers 17 thesefingers extending outwardly toward the edge of the table top to receivethe cloth between them to provide a yielding grip. This will hold thecloth smoothly upon the top against accidental disarrangement. The plate14 is preferably slotted as shown at 18 to add to the length of thefingers 17.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A cloth holdercomprising an attaching plate adapted to be secured beneath the top ofthe table, a curved plate secured to the first mentioned plate anddisposed at right angles thereto, the attaching plate extending beyondthe curved plate to provide an attaching flange having perforationstherein and inwardly curved spring fingers extending from the curvedplate and having their free ends in contacting engagement to yieldinglyreceive the cloth.

CURT ENGLEHARDT.

